Question 1

The National Performance Review addressed which of the following issues about the bureaucracy?

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A)  responsiveness
B)  accountability
C)  efficiency
D)  the need to reduce red tape
E)  All of these answers are correct.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 2

Discuss the historical process by which the federal bureaucracy grew from its original size to its present size.

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Question 3

Which group saw the largest percentage increase of SES positions between 1982 and 2011?

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A)  blacks
B)  Hispanics
C)  women
D)  white men
E)  All of these groups had about the same percentage increase.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 4

As distinct from the patronage system,the merit system for managing the bureaucracy

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A)  allows the president to appoint top officials of executive agencies,thus making the bureaucracy more responsive to election outcomes.
B)  provides for presidential leadership of the bureaucracy,thus giving it greater coordination and direction.
C)  provides for a neutral administration in the sense that civil servants are not partisan appointees,thus ensuring neutral work.
D)  provides that all programs will be evaluated regularly to determine whether they merit continued funding.
E)  All of these answers are correct.F) D) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 5

The two main systems of bureaucratic employment are the patronage and merit systems.Describe their respective goals and the major problems associated with each system.

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Question 6

Most federal civil servants are hired on the basis of

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A)  merit criteria.
B)  patronage.
C)  previous job experience in the private sector.
D)  the personal preferences of immediate supervisors.
E)  a lottery system.F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 7

The cabinet department with the largest number of full-time civilian employees is the Department of

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A)  State.
B)  Defense.
C)  Labor.
D)  Health and Human Services.
E)  Education.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 8

Federal civil service employees cannot legally

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A)  be fired from their jobs.
B)  go on strike.
C)  belong to a union.
D)  be restricted in their political activities.
E)  hold certain key jobs in election campaigns.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 9

Which of the following was the most recent broad initiative aimed at making the bureaucracy more responsive?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Brownlow Commission
B)  the National Performance Review
C)  the Hoover Commission
D)  the Volcker Commission
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 10

In the late 1800s,rapid economic growth placed new demands on the federal government and led it to

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A)  create new federal departments built around economic interests.
B)  establish the Senior Executive Service.
C)  reorganize the cabinet in order to make it the center of economic policy making.
D)  both create new federal departments built around economic interests,and establish the Senior Executive Service.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 11

The federal government's fiscal year starts on

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A)  January 1.
B)  March 1.
C)  April 15.
D)  July 1.
E)  October 1.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 12

Which federal agency was lax in requiring the proper safety procedures that could have prevented the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico?

Accepted Answer

A)  Environmental Protection Agency
B)  Department of Labor
C)  Department of Transportation
D)  Minerals Management Service
E)  Executive Office of the PresidentF) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

The number of employees in the federal bureaucracy is about ________.

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A)  10 million
B)  2) 5 million
C)  5 million
D)  700,000
E)  1 millionF) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 14

The Senior Executive Service was established in ________ and consists of about ________ career civil servants.

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A)  1887; 800
B)  1911; 800
C)  1933; 1,300
D)  1961; 1,300
E)  1978; 7,000F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 15

What happens to the president's budget if it is approved by a vote of the House and Senate?

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A)  It is reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget.
B)  It has reached its final approval and is implemented.
C)  It is sent to the president to sign or veto.
D)  It is given to the president for any further executive changes to be added.
E)  It is referred to the House and Senate appropriations committees for implementation.F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 16

The administrative concept of neutral competence holds that the bureaucracy should

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A)  be staffed by people chosen on the basis of ability and do its work fairly on behalf of all citizens.
B)  stay out of conflicts between Congress and the president.
C)  be structured on the basis of the principles of specialization,hierarchy,and formal rules.
D)  not allow in-fighting between agencies.
E)  be staffed by partisan presidents.F) A) and C)
G) B) and C)

Question 17

Legally,the bureaucracy derives general authority for its programs from

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A)  acts of Congress.
B)  federalism.
C)  regulatory rulings.
D)  court rulings.
E)  the will of the people.F) None of the above
G) D) and E)

Question 18

Which of the following steps in the federal budgetary process occurs earliest?

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A)  The agencies work on their budgets.
B)  The president consults with the OMB on agency instructions.
C)  Congress completes work on the appropriations bills.
D)  Congress adopts a budget resolution.
E)  The president submits budget proposals to Congress.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 19

When an individual believes that he or she was improperly disadvantaged by a bureaucrat's decision and contests the decision,the dispute is usually handled by

Accepted Answer

A)  an administrative law judge.
B)  a congressional oversight committee.
C)  a federal appeals court.
D)  a departmental or agency adjudication office.
E)  the Supreme Court.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 20

Bureaucrats are ________ and elected officials are ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  generalists; specialists
B)  generalists; generalists
C)  specialists; generalists
D)  specialists; specialists
E)  popular; unpopularF) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Exam 13: The Federal Bureaucracy: Administering the Government

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Which of the following steps in the federal budgetary process occurs earliest?

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Which of the following was the most recent broad initiative aimed at making the bureaucracy more responsive?

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Most federal civil servants are hired on the basis of

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As distinct from the patronage system,the merit system for managing the bureaucracy

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Which federal agency was lax in requiring the proper safety procedures that could have prevented the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico?

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